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BBC on MSN · 2d

Protests in Syria over Christmas tree burning

Protests have broken out in Syria over the burning of a Christmas tree, prompting calls for the new Islamist authorities to take steps to protect minorities. A video posted on social media showed the tree on fire in the main square of Suqaylabiyah, a Christian-majority town in central Syria.

UPI News on MSN · 2d

Syria's minority Christians protest in Damascus after Christmas tree set afire

Protests in Christian neighborhoods of Syria's capital city erupted after a Christmas tree was set ablaze weeks after the downfall of the nation's longtime dictatorship, according to multiple reports.

Seattle Times · 2d

Burning of a Christmas tree in Syria sets off protests

Footage began to circulate online Monday showing flames at the base of an artificial Christmas tree in the mostly Christian town of Al-Suqaylabiyah.

Syrian Christians celebrate Christmas mass for 1st time

Al-Monitor on MSN · 2d

Christmas in post-Assad Syria tainted by fears for minority's future

Sarah Latifa had feared that her Christian community in Syria may struggle to celebrate its first Christmas since Islamist-led rebels toppled longtime ruler Bashar al-Assad earlier this month.But at a church in Damascus's historic centre,

Syrian Christians attend Christmas mass for first time since fall of Assad

Syrian Christians attended Christmas Eve services on Tuesday for the first time since the overthrow of President Bashar al-Assad in early December, in an early test of the new Islamist rulers' pledges to protect the rights of the country's religious minorities.

Boise State Public Radio · 1d

Christian in Syria celebrate the first Christmas since the end of the Assad regime

Christians in Syria are struggling with how publicly to celebrate Christmas this year. There is a lot unknown about the interim government ruling Syria and their tolerance of religious minorities.

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Outrageous Christmas act sparks global fury

An act of arson against a Christmas tree in the predominantly Christian town of Suqaylabiyah has ignited protests across ...

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More than 4,500 US troops are spending Christmas in Iraq and Syria, according to Pentagon figures

In the past week, the Pentagon has acknowledged that its footprint in Iraq and Syria is bigger than it has claimed for years ...

RNS on MSN10d

A Christmas miracle in Syria

(RNS) — At a time when most of the international news is full of gloom and doom, the fall of the Assad regime in Syria is a ...

BBC18h

Assad loyalists kill 14 in clash with Syria's new ruling forces

The former rebels now in charge of Syria are grappling with the challenge of providing ... On Tuesday, protests broke out ...

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Syrians hope for a new era of peace in first Christmas after Bashar Assad’s ouster

Christians in Syria lit up a giant Christmas tree and celebrated Mass as they spoke of their hopes for a new era after the ...

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